MARVEL TRADE PAPERBACKS FOR MARCH

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE SILVER SURFER VOL. 2 HC

Written by Stan Lee, penciled by John Buscema and Jack Kirby, cover by Buscema.

The space-faring super hero in his continuing saga of anguish and adventure! He sacrificed himself to save his home world of Zenn-La from the planet-devouring menace Galactus, saving those he loved in exchange for a life of servitude as the Silver Surfer. Now, after disobeying his master, Norrin Radd is stranded on the planet Earth -- forever removed from his love, Shalla-Bal, and from the beckoning spaceways! Using their ravaged protagonist as a lens through which they could comment on the social injustices of the era, Lee and Buscema turned the Surfer into the ultimate outsider archetype, reflecting the reader's world in his metallic skin. In these pages, the Surfer will face ghosts from beyond the grave seeking redemption, the horrors of war, the devious Mephisto, and Marvel heroes, including Spider-Man to the Human Torch and the Inhumans. Collecting Silver Surfer #7-18.

288 pages, $54.99.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA TALES TO ASTONISH VOL. 2 HC

Written by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and various, penciled by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck and Paul Reinman, cover by Jack Kirby.

There's a whole passel of monsters from beyond the edge of imagination eager to smash their way into town. From swamp beasts, terrorizing trees, atomic ants and Gorgilla, the gorilla who'd give King Kong a run for his money. If collateral damage is what your desire, then Groot, Krang, The Blip, Rommbu, Thorr and X, The Thing That Lived, are your best friends and your insurance agent's worst nightmare. While Kirby tested the tensile strength of newsprint, Ditko challenged readers to look through the pages of comic books and into new dimensions. Collecting Tales to Astonish #11-20.

272 pages, $59.99.

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 4 HC

Written by Stan Lee, penciled by Gene Colan, John Romita and John Buscema, cover by Colan.

While the world thinks Steve Rogers dead, he continues on in secret as Captain America -- but one identity crisis leads to another when the Red Skull returns and uses the power of the Cosmic Cube to switch bodies! Only with the help Sam Wilson, the Falcon, can Cap regain his true identity and defeat his Nazi nemesis? There are also adventures against the Scorpion, Suprema and a classic Cap college campus story from the students' rights era. Also: Cap's beautiful gal, Sharon Carter; guest-appearances by the Avengers, Nick Fury and Rick Jones in the guise of Bucky; and the looming menace of M.O.D.O.K. and the men of Advanced Idea Mechanics! Collecting Captain America #114-124.

240 pages, $54.99.

SPIDER-MAN: ONE MORE DAY PREMIERE HC

Written by J. Michael Straczynski, penciled and cover by Joe Quesada.

The stakes have never been higher for Peter Parker. At his darkest hours -- and he's had plenty -- Peter has always had one shoulder to lean on, one person who'd remind him who he is, who he was and who he can be. Now, he's about to lose that person. Collecting Amazing Spider-Man #544-545, Sensational Spider-Man #41, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24, Spider-Man: One More Day Sketchbook and Marvel Spotlight: One More Day/Brand New Day.

216 pags, $19.99.

THOR BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC

Written by J. Michael Straczynski, penciled and cover by Olivier Coipel.

The Odinson comes roaring back to life, but how does a god return from Ragnarok? And what place will he find in a world torn by Civil War? Collecting Thor #1-6.

144 pages, $19.99.

ULTIMATE IRON MAN II PREMIERE HC

Written by Orson Scott Card, penciled by Pasqual Ferry, cover by Ferry and Gabriele Dell'Otto.

The untold origin of Iron Man continues. When last we saw him, young Tony Stark was nearly blown to bits. How much of him survived his initial Iron Man trial run, and where does the young genius go from here? Plus: How does James Rhodes fit into Tony's plans for the perfect fighting machine? Collecting Ultimate Iron Man II #1-4

96 pages, $19.99.

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 2 HC

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by David Finch, Frank Cho, Rick Mays, Steven McNiven, Mike Deodato and Olivier Coipel, covers by Finch and McNiven.

Shedding light on the New Avengers' darkest secrets! This deluxe hardcover collects New Avengers Vol. 3: Secrets & Lies and New Avengers Vol. 4: The Collective -- plus New Avengers Annual #1, never before reprinted in a New Avengers collection. In Secrets & Lies, it's the debut of the mysterious New Avenger. Who is Ronin, and why has Captain America recruited him into the fold? Then, Cap catches Spider-Woman double-dealing the New Avengers and corners her! How did she get her powers back and to whom does she answer? In The Collective, a new adversary with the power to destroy the world emerges from the ashes of House of M! The New Avengers' latest gauntlet subjects them to attack and intrigue as they discover who their most powerful enemy really is! And in New Avengers Annual #1, Avengers Tower becomes the ultimate battleground as the New Avengers are targeted by one of their fiercest new enemies yet. The all-new Adaptoid has come to take them down -- and wait till readers see who it is. Plus: An Avenger gets married! Collecting New Avengers #11-20 and Annual #1, and the lead story from Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1.

296 pages, $29.99.

NEW AVENGERS VOL. 7: THE TRUST PREMIERE HC

Written by Brian Michael Bendis, penciled by Leinil Yu and Carlo Pagulayan, cover by Yu.

The New Avengers have found a huge clue to the threat that has faced them since the day they banded together; now just the knowledge of that threat is tearing them apart. What secret could be so damning that it could do to the New Avengers what the Civil War could not? This volume ties into or wraps up threads from Civil War, World War Hulk, both Avengers titles and the upcoming Secret Invasion! Collecting New Avengers #32-37 and Annual #2.

184 pages, $24.99.

SPIDER-MAN/RED SONJA PREMIERE HC

Written by Michael Avon Oeming, penciled by Mel Rubi, cover by Michael Turner.

The wise-cracking Wall-Crawler collides with the She-Devil with a Sword! Longtime Marvel readers know that these two legends have met before ­ but that was just the warm-up! They may be from two different eras, but Spider-Man and Red Sonja have both faced the maniacal mage known as Kulan Gath. Now, the sadistic sorcerer makes a play for power that will once again bring these two famous heroes together -- but will it be as friends or foes? Collecting Spider-Man/Red Sonja #1-5 and Marvel Team-Up #79.

144 pages, $19.99.

IRON MAN VS. DOCTOR DOOM: DOOMQUEST PREMIERE HC

Written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton, art and cover by John Romita Jr. and Layton.

When armors collide! Trapped in the time-lost land of King Arthur, Iron Man battles Doctor Doom in a classic clash of titans! And in the far-flung future of 2093 A.D., the Armored Avenger and Doom must team up...to save Camelot! Collecting Iron Man #149-150 and #249-250.

144 pages, $19.99.

SPIDER-MAN FAMILY: UNTOLD TEAM-UPS DIGEST

Written by Jeff Parker, Chris Giarrusso, Kevin Gervioux and Chris Eliopoulos, penciled by Leonard Kirk, Giarrusso, Rick Burchett and Eliopoulso, cover by Mike Wieringo.

A heaping helping of timeless tales of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man! Peter Parker has a wonderful evening lined up for Mary Jane that starts with a horse-carriage ride to a popular Broadway show. But then the stage magic becomes terrifyingly real and it's Spider-Man who has a date -- with the secret super team known as the Agents of Atlas! The action continues with an all-new untold tale featuring Spidey and that magical master, Dr. Strange! The good Doc ain't feeling so well, so here's hoping ol' Web Head can cure what ails him in time to fight off every mystical demon in the universe! And finally, a team-up with Frog Thor. Plus: an all-new Mini Marvel tale and a backup story featuring Man-Wolf! Collecting Spider-Man Family #4-6.

104 pages, $9.99.

AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE VOL. 1 -- BASIC TRAINING TPB

Written by Dan Slott, penciled by Stefano Caselli and Steve Uy, cover by Jim Cheung.

Earth's Mightiest army! The superhero Civil War is over, and the government won. Now super-beings and costumed heroes are being drafted into America's new superhuman armed forces: the Initiative. The heart of the operation is Camp Hammond, where Avengers veterans such as Yellowjacket, War Machine and Justice train the next generation of heroes. Can young cadets like Cloud 9, Hardball, Komodo, Rage, Slapstick, Trauma and Ultragirl live up to the Initiative's superhuman standards? Find out as they and dozens of other heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe clash with the hordes of Hydra, the Incredible Hulk and even the amazing Spider-Man! Collecting Avengers: The Initiative #1-6.

144 pages, $14.99.

SPIDER-MAN, PETER PARKER: BACK IN BLACK TPB

Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Matt Fraction and Sean McKeever, penciled by Angel Medina, Ramon Bachs and Salvador Larroca, cover by Medina.

The harrowing moments of Civil War may be in his rearview mirror, but their repercussions are a constant ordeal in Peter's life, as he must face the challenges born from the revelation of his identity. Facing down an army of super-powered Spider-Man impostors, grappling with the evil Mister Hyde, and standing up to the scourge of Venom and his alter ego Eddie Brock ­ the stakes have never been higher as he tries to navigate an emotional terrain that has found him forever changed. Collecting Sensational Spider-Man #35-40 and Annual #1, Spider-Man Family #1-2, Marvel Spotlight: Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Back in Black Handbook.

336 pages, $24.99.

SPIDER-MAN: REIGN TPB

Written, penciled and cover by Kaare Andrews.

Spider-Man's darkest night? The time? The future. The place? A cold, hostile Manhattan that long ago traded freedom for security, imposed by the brutal soldiers of the Reign. The opposition? Publisher turned rabble-rousing street prophet J. Jonah Jameson, who promises Spider-Man will return to save them all. But the long-vanished hero is a tired old man now ­ no job, no family, no hope. Can Peter Parker rediscover his once-great power and the great responsibility that comes with it? Or is the Spider's mask too heavy a burden to bear in this harsh new reality? Featuring Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven, Mysterio, Sandman, Scorpion and more! Collecting Spider-Man: Reign #1-4.

160 pages, $14.99.

X-FACTOR VOL. 4: HEART OF ICE TPB

Written by Peter David, penciled by Pablo Raimondi and Khoi Pham, cover by Raimondi.

With mutants an endangered species, can X-Factor stop the Isolationist from making them extinct? X-Factor's battle with the depowered mutants of the terrorist X-Cell reaches a cataclysmic conclusion. Will X-Factor's Rictor remain loyal to his teammates when faced with the chance to regain his own lost powers? And in the aftermath, there's no rest for the wicked, as X-Factor is approached by Josef Huber, the Isolationist, who claims to have a way to make the government that has always feared and persecuted mutants protect them instead. Can he be trusted, or are his true intentions much more sinister? Does he plan for X-Factor to be mutantkind's saviors, or their doom? Collecting X-Factor #18-24.

168 pages, $17.99.

X-MEN: DIE BY THE SWORD TPB

Written by Chris Claremont, penciled by Juan Santacruz, cover by Jelena Kevic Djurdjevic.

Psylocke's reunion with her brother, Captain Britain, takes a turn for the worst when the diabolic minds of several of Excalibur's greatest foes decide that one world is not enough to conquer. The Exiles and Excalibur must join forces to save crosstime before all of creation is destroyed! Collecting X-Men: Die by the Sword #1-5.

120 pages, $13.99.

NEWUNIVERSAL: EVERYTHING WENT WHITE TPB

Written by Warren Ellis, penciled and cover by Salvador Larroca.

Planet Earth. Inhabited by six billion people. People leading ordinary lives, coping with everyday struggles. But on a night like any other, the Earth is rocked by the most startling celestial event ever witnessed by the human race. The White Event. And from its wake, a handful of humans emerge as something more. Collecting newuniversal #1-6.

152 pages, $14.99.

GHOST RIDER VOL. 4: REVELATIONS TPB

Written by Daniel Way, art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira, cover by Mike Deodato.

The final confrontation between Ghost Rider and Lucifer begins here! Ghost Rider, now back in control after Johnny has (once again) proven himself to be...not so good at it, has begun his brutal final march toward Lucifer's ultimate destruction. But should the fate of the mortal world -- and possibly the immortal world -- be entrusted to a vengeful spirit bonded to the soul of an ex-carnival performer? Heaven doesn't think so. Collecting Ghost Rider #14-19.

144 pages. $14.99.

GHOST RIDER: TRAIL OF TEARS TPB

Written by Garth Ennis, penciled and cover by Clayton Crain.

The prequel to Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation! Travis Parham thought he'd seen hell. As a lieutenant in the Confederate Army, he stood neck-deep in muck and blood, surrounded by the whistle of hot shrapnel and the screams of dying men. Two years later, Parham has carved a new life for himself, doing his best to forget the depravity that lurks in the pits of men's souls. Now, Parham's tranquil world is about to be rudely interrupted. Up from the depths comes a force of nature that transcends his wildest dreams -- a fiery wraith that knows a thing or two about evil and even more about vengeance. Collecting Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears #1-6.

144 pages, $14.99.

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL. 2: GOIN' OUT WEST TPB

Written by Matt Fraction, penciled by Ariel Olivetti and Leandro Fernandez, cover by Olivetti.

Can one man stand against an army fueled by pure hate? With recent tragedies still rattling in his head, Frank Castle finds himself tied to a fencepost with barbed wire, watching what may be his last sunrise. Somewhere along the U.S./Mexico border, a super-militia bent on igniting a race war has been killing scores of innocent people. By the time the last shot is fired and the last body falls, you'll have met the modern incarnation of the Hate Monger and seen an all-new look for the Punisher. Meanwhile, in Washington DC, someone wants to have words with Frank about his recent patriotic costume change: the Winter Soldier himself, Bucky Barnes! Collecting PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #5-11.

168 pages, $17.99.

PUNISHER MAX VOL. 9: LONG COLD DARK TPB

Written by Garth Ennis, penciled by Howard Chaykin and Gorlan Parlov, cover by Tim Bradstreet.

Barracuda's back. The most dangerous foe the Punisher has ever faced has found a chink in his enemy's armor, one even Frank Castle himself doesn't know about. Heart full of blackest hate and loving every minute of it, he's out to crush the vigilante to pulp -- and take his time over killing what remains. But Castle has a lifetime of slaughter behind him, and who knows how lethal he might yet become? Barracuda's going to find out the hard way. In fact, he's looking forward to it. Collecting Punisher#50-54.

136 pages, $15.99.

EARTH X TRILOGY COMPANION TPB

Written by Jim Krueger and Alex Ross, art and cover by Ross.

The Earth X Trilogy revealed secrets of the Marvel Universe, but what are the secrets of the Earth X Trilogy? See for yourself in this collection of sketches, background material and incredible insights ­ all handpicked by series co-creator Alex Ross, and many seen here for the first time! Plus: the rare Earth X #1/2; and the never-before-printed X-51 Earth X prequel, originally serialized as an online comic.

200 pages, $29.99.

RED PROPHET: THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER VOL. 1 TPB

Written by Orson Scott Card, adapated by Roland Bernard Brown, penciled by Renato Arlem and Miguel Montenegro, cover by Arlem.

In an alternate history of the American frontier, Andrew Jackson is a lawyer from Tennessee, William Henry Harrison has set himself up as governor of Carthage City, and Napoleon is leading an army just south of Detroit. But this is a world where folk magic is real ­ and where a young boy who is the seventh son of a seventh son has the power to shape the world around him at will. This is the tale of Alvin Maker, an extraordinary man who is destined to change the world and build a magnificent Crystal City. But the Unmaker stands in his way, determined to stop Alvin from fulfilling his destiny. With a violent war brewing between the settlers and the local tribes along the Mizzipy River, Alvin will find himself in more danger than he ever could have imagined... Collecting Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker #1-6.

168 pages, $15.99.

X-MEN VS. APOCALYPSE VOL. 1: THE TWELVE TPB

Written by Alan Davis, Terry Kavanagh, Joe Pruett, Chris Claremont, Fabian Nicieza and Erik Larsen, penciled By Roger Cruz, Rob Liefeld, Alan Davis, Mike Miller, Tom Raney and Bernard Chang, cover by Adam Kubert.

Setting his grand plan for godhood into motion, Apocalypse dispatches his agents to capture the world's most powerful mutants, the fabled Twelve: Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Iceman, Sunfire, Polaris, Cable, Bishop, Mikhail Rasputin, the Living Monolith and Magneto. Having himself planted the seeds of the Twelve legend, Apocalypse hopes to siphon their power, granting him omnipotency. Desperate to stave off his ascension, the X-Men must strike a temporary truce with Magneto to battle the warlord's forces as the Twelve are assembled -- and one longtime member seemingly sacrifices his own life to end the threat of Apocalypse once and for all! Collecting Uncanny X-Men 376-377, Cable 73-76, X-Men 96-97, Wolverine 145-147, X-Men 1999 Yearbook.

280 pages, $29.99.

CABLE CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB

Written by Louise Simonson and Fabian Nicieza, art by Rob Liefeld, John Romita Jr., Art Thibert, Ron Lim, Paul Smith, Brandon Peterson, Kerry Gammil, Ian Churchill, Paul Ryan, Jim Reddington, Bill Wylie and Scott Koblish, cover by Liefeld.

It was 1990 and one man -- one time-traveling gun-toting mutant cyborg mercenary -- was there to lead the way! Opening with a one-man assault on the Mutant Liberation Front, Cable finds himself haunted by the failures of both past and future (not necessarily in that order), converging on him at once in the form of his doppelganger Stryfe! The secrets of the Six Pack and the quest of the Clan Chosen revealed! Featuring the X-Men, the New Mutants and the Warriors Three from Thor! Collecting New Mutants #87, Cable: Blood & Metal #1-2 and Cable #1-4.

248 pages, $29.99.

ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE - MASTER EDITION VOL. 1 TPB

Written by Len Kaminski, Jamie Tost, Mark Gruenwald and Glenn Herdling, penciled and cover by Keith Pollard.

Heroes, villains, gods, demons, sorcerers, scientists, monsters, mobsters and a talking duck: More than one thousand dynamic dossiers, collected in alphabetical order for the first time across three volumes! From mutants to martial arts, street crime to space opera, espionage to other dimensions, horror to humor, the past to the future, no corner of Marvel is left untouched! Super-team rosters and histories, alien race outlines and so much more! Get to know the Universe now! Collecting material from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe -- Master Edition #1-36.

592 pages, $16.99.